by Laura Dave
First published 2024
When their teenage son Sam disappears, Beth and Tom Bouchard's ordinary lives are torn apart. As they grapple with the mystery, dark secrets from their past surface, straining their already fragile marriage. Desperate to find Sam and heal their family, Beth and Tom must confront long-buried truths. At the core of this gripping psychological thriller is the unbreakable bond between a mother and child, and a couple's fight to hold onto the shreds of their once-stable life.
Genres: contemporary, psychological-thriller, mystery-thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: missing-person, unreliable-narrator
320 pages · Paperback · Scribner
Content warnings: mental-illness